People with certain federal student loans have until Tuesday to consolidate them and qualify for debt cancellation. The Department of Education is reviewing over 40 million loan accounts and issuing credit for past payments that previously didn’t count toward forgiveness. Also in this episode: a look at the latest inflation reading, Americans’ savings habits and pop-up coworking spaces.
Consumer sentiment slumps
Is the U.S. ready to be a chipmaking superpower?
Democracy is critical to prosperity, Treasury secretary says
Rents outpace wages in big cities across the U.S.
A little more time for Social Security and Medicare funds
Do you like your job?
Why government benefits are likely to stick around
Breaking Ground: Where are all the jobs?
Breaking Ground: The plants were there first
Breaking Ground: A visit to the “Silicon Desert”
Keep on truckin’
GDP grows more slowly than expected
Clock starts on TikTok ban
The business cycle is getting less cyclical
A new spin on the yard sale
It’s a good time to be an asset owner
Will AI be the dot-com bubble all over again?
Steel tariffs déjà vu
Slow and steady global growth
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